AFTER winning Olympic gold in Sydney two years ago, Audley Harrison made the step-up from the amateur ranks to the professional fight arena as the next great hope in British Heavyweight boxing.

As he prepares for his seventh professional bout against America's big-hitting Wade 'Rock' Lewis at the Liverpool Olympia on October 5th, icNorthwest takes a brief look at Harrison's progress since turning pro:

1st fight - May 2001: A gentle initiation into the professional arena saw the first round stoppage of American Michael Middleton.

2nd fight - September 2001: Harrison was booed out of the ring after clinching his second professional win via an unspectacular points win over Scotland's Derek McCafferty in Newcastle.

3rd fight - October 2001: The Olympic champion stopped Polish opponent Piotr Jurczyk in round two of his third professional contest.

4th fight - April 2002: Despite Julius Long's reputation as a big-hitter, Harrison knocked the 7'2" American out in the second round.

5th fight - May 2002: The Olympic gold medallist out-pointed late stand-in and former sparring partner, Mark Krence over six rounds in a gritty contest at London's Docklands.

6th fight - July 2002: Despite another points victory for Harrison, his sixth professional contest was marred by controversy as security man, Dominic Negus aimed a headbutt at him in the fourth round.